This past term, the Faculty of Education Students鈥 Association (FESA) welcomed the Honourable Phoebe Asiyo and her daughter Atieno from the Wikondiek School in Kenya to speak at their council meeting.
Master of Education students Abdikadir Abikar, Ochan Leomoi and Project Program Administrator HaEun Kim, who are all a part of the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Project, wrote an article titled 鈥淓ducating for return: Somali refugees in Dadaab鈥 that was published in the latest issue of the Forced Migration Review.
A few of the top highlights in the Faculty of Education for 2019.
Students in Heather Bourrie鈥檚 鈥淭hinking Mathematically鈥 course recently had an opportunity to participate in an experiential education activity to co-plan and teach a mathematics lesson for their peers.
Holiday party hosts need to ensure everyone can take part in the celebrations, says Pam Millett, an audiologist and an associate professor in the Faculty of Education with more than 30 years of experience working with children and adults with hearing loss. Senior citizens, for example, may experience hearing loss due to the natural aging […]
"When my mom was in elementary school, her best friend went missing. About six years ago, they were reconnected and my mom began to learn her story. At the age of 14, my mom鈥檚 friend was trafficked for sex in Ontario, Canada. When I heard her story, I was shocked and heartbroken. I began asking questions and started doing research to better understand the realities of human trafficking. I was compelled to fight this injustice and to find ways to prevent other people from being trafficked.
This past academic term, professor Mario Di Paolantonio was invited by the Philosophy and Education program at Columbia University's Teachers College, to give a talk titled 鈥淓ducation in Abject Conditions: Survival, Survivance and Education in Spite of it All.鈥
When C茅cile Santos-Ayrault鈥檚 baby son was diagnosed with hearing loss, she became intensely interested in the treatment he was receiving. In order to better understand what he was going through, she decided to attend the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Education Program in the Faculty of Education at 91亚色. The program better equipped […]
Professor Connie Mayer has been appointed as an Honorary Professor in Human Communications, Development and Hearing with the School of Health Sciences in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. The appointment is from September 2018 to September 2021 and is in recognition of the ongoing […]
There are only three educational institutions in Canada where one can acquire qualifications to teach deaf and hard of hearing students. 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Education is one of them. Sheena Vert completed her Bachelor of Education degree at 91亚色 and applied to the Faculty鈥檚 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Education Program (Deaf Ed). […]